The Chemistry of Soap

by A. Harris Stone and Bertram M. Siegel

Illustrated by Peter P. Plasencia

Prentice-Hall., 1969, [Second Printing], two-tone line drawings in text, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, ex-library with stamps and stickers to introductory pages and back endpapers, tape residue on covers, price-clipped dustjacket shows some edge and shelf wear with some rubbing, bumping and chipping, sticker to spine (see photographs)

“What is soap? What causes certain kinds of soap to float while other kinds cannot?  What happens to the thin film of soap solution when a bubble bursts?
These are the kinds of questions a chemist asks – and when you answer them the way a chemist does, you are experimenting.  A bar of soap, some simple household materials, and an inquiring mind are all you need ot learn about such concepts as density and viscosity, surface tension, and emulsification.
The Chemistry of Soap is designed to provide an insight into the properties of bases, while encouraging the reader to develop and practice basic scientific techniques.”